New York Senate Bill 2618 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-27 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Pending: Senate Investigations and Government Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for any individual, firm or corporation to charge a different fee or price for the same service based solely upon the gender of the recipient; permits a different fee or price for similar services for men and women if such services rendered are more difficult or more costly because of the gender of the recipient; provides a penalty of a fine of one thousand dollars or an amount up to three times the actual damages and legal fees, whichever is greater.

Makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for any individual, firm or corporation to charge a different fee or price for the same service based solely upon the gender of the recipient; permits a different fee or price for similar services for men and women if such services rendered are more difficult or more costly because of the gender of the recipient; provides a penalty of a fine of one thousand dollars or an amount up to three times the actual damages and legal fees, whichever is greater.

Sen. Carl Kruger [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-27	Senate	REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Type	Source
Summary	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S02618&term=2011&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S02618&term=2011&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S02618